Ticket reseller Viagogo misled Aust buyers

Ticket re-seller

Ticket re-seller, Viagogo, has been found guilty of misleading consumers, by creating a false sense of urgency.

Tens of thousands of Australian sport, theatre and music fans were likely misled when paying substantial booking fees to controversial ticket reseller Viagogo, the consumer watchdog says.

The Swiss-based ticket marketplace was found by a judge on Thursday to have broken several consumer laws when falsely claiming tickets were about to sell out and masquerading as an official ticket seller.

Viagogo has long been controversial with entertainers. It was labelled "disgraceful and disruptive" by rock band Gang of Youths and "dicks" by comedian Kitty Flanagan in 2018.

It's also drawn the ire of consumers with 3500 complaints logged with the consumer watchdog, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chair Rod Sims said.